2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷详细答案（一）
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2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷详细答案（一） (1)
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Part I Writing (30 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between employers and employees. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. you should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
【解析】写作题考察了同学们的写作能力，要求在30分钟内完成，时间有限，因此在备战英语四级的时候，平时应积累一些模版，多背一些精彩的句子，在平时的练习中，应该在20分钟内完成一篇不少于150词的作文，下面给出以下几点建议：
一，写作中，字体要工整，改卷老师在批改四级作文的时候，由于任务量大，再加上批改时视觉疲劳，不可能对每一篇作文都看得那么仔细，有时候就凭卷面的第一印象打分，因此字体美观大方能提高作文的分数；
二，注意段落结构，写作时，应带有题目，一般分三段进行，第一段总体概述，引出正文，第二段详细阐述文档内容，要分条理进行，比如，firstly，secondly，等，正文一般4-6句话阐述完毕，第三段总结正文部分，回归主题。
三，写作要注重语法结构，不要出现明显的语法错误，否则扣分较多，影响总体成绩。
四，遇到不会写的词，要用其他相关的词语表达。
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
【听力原文】
Conversation One
M: What’s all that? Are you going to make a salad?
W: No, I’m going to make a gazpacho.
M: What’s that?
W: 【1】 Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain.It’s mostly vegetables. I guess you could call it a liquid salad.
M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.
W: It’s delicious. Trust me! I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain. You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot in summer, up to 42℃, so a cold gazpacho is very refreshing. The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.
M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup.
W: No. Bread is crushed and blended in, like everything else.【2】 It adds texture and thickness to the soup.
M: 【3】Mmm… And is it healthy?
W: Sure. As I said earlier, it’s mostly vegetables.You can also add different things if you like such as half-boiled egg or cured ham.
M: Cured ham? What’s that?
W: That’s another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It’s quite famous.
M: No. Is it good too?
W: Oh, yeah, definitely. It’s amazing. It’s a little dry and salty.【4】And it is very
food. The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years. It has a very distinct favor.
M: Mmm, sounds interesting. Where can I find some?
W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here, but it’s now a lot more common. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets. But in Spain, you can buy a whole leg.
M: A whole pig leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?
W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events such as Christmas. They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
【杀掉拦路虎】
1. gazpacho [ɡɑ:z?pɑ:t??u,ɡɑ:θ?pɑ:t??u]
n. 西班牙凉菜汤
2. liquid [?likwid]
n. 液体;流音;
adj. 液体的;清澈的;（声音）流畅的;易转换成现款的
3. weird [wi?d]
adj. 怪诞的，超自然的;奇怪的，奇异的;<古>命运的，宿命的;不可思议的;
n. 命运，宿命;厄运;<古>命运女神
4. refreshing [r??fre???]
adj. 使人精神焕发的;提神的;使人耳目一新的; v. 使恢复，使振作(refresh的现在分词)
5. ingredient [in?ɡri:dj?nt] n. （混合物的）组成部分;（烹调的）原料;（构成）要素;因素
6. cucumber [?kju:k?mb?]
n. 黄瓜，胡瓜
7. olive oil [??liv ?il]
n. 橄榄油
8. stale [steil]
adj. 陈腐的;不新鲜的;走了味的;
v. 变陈旧;变得不新鲜;（牛马、骆驼等）撒尿; n. （牛马、骆驼的）尿
9. crush [kr??]
vt. 压破，压碎;镇压;弄皱;挤榨，榨出;
vi. 挤;被压碎，被起皱;
n. 粉碎，被压碎的状态;（特指女子对男性的）
迷恋;拥挤的人群;果汁饮料
10. blend [blend]
vt. 混合;把…掺在一起;（使）调和;协调; vi. 掺杂;结合;相配，相称;
n. 混合;混合色，合成语;混合物
11. texture [?tekst??]
n. 质地;结构;本质;
v. 使具有某种结构
12. cured ham [?kju?d h?m]
火腿
13. delicacy [?del?k?si:]
n. 精美;美味佳肴;敏锐，敏感;世故，圆滑14. distinct [dis?ti?kt]
adj. 明显的，清楚的;卓越的，不寻常的;有区别的;确切的
15. favor [?feiv?]
n. 好感;宠爱;关切;欢心;
vt. 支持;赞成;照顾;促成;
[美国英语]= favour
16. slice [slais]
vt. 切成片;切下;划分;
n. 薄片;一部分;（因失误而打出的）曲线球; vi. 斜击
17. spicy [?spa?si:]
adj. 辛辣的;加有香料的，香的;有刺激性的;（故事等）猥亵的，下流的
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. What do we learn about gazpacho?
1. A) It is a typical salad.
B) It is a Spanish soup.
C) It is a weird vegetable.
D) It is a kind of spicy food.
【答案】B
【解析】
gazpacho是
西班牙的凉汤，B选项：它是一种西班牙的汤，符合文意，因此，本题的正确选项为B项。
2. For what purpose is stale bread mixed into gazpacho?
2. A) To make it thicker.
B) To make it more nutritious.
C) To add to its appeal.
D) To replace an ingredient.
【答案】A
【解析】本题为细节题，由【2】 It adds texture and thickness to the soup.可知：它加入
这种变馊的面包，是为了让汤变得更加浓郁，A选项:让汤变得更加浓郁，符合句意，因此，本题的正确选项为A项。
3. Why does the woman think gazpacho is healthy?
3. A) It contains very little fat.
B) It uses olive oil in cooking.
C) It uses no artificial additives.
D) It is mainly made of vegetables.
【答案】D
【解析】本题为细节题，由【3】Mmm… And is it healthy? W: Sure. As I said earlier, it’s mostly vegetables. 可知：文中说这种食物是健康的吗？女士回答道，当然健康，就像我早期跟
你说的那样，它大部分都是蔬菜。D选项说的是，它主要是用蔬菜做的，符合原文，因此，本题的正确选项为D项。
4. What does the women say about cured ham?
4. A) It does not go stale for two years.
B) It takes no special skill to prepare.
C) It comes from a special kind of pig.
D) It is a delicacy blended with bread.
【答案】C
【解析】本题为细节题，
type of pig that only eats a special type of food. 可知：这种火腿非常昂贵，因为它的原料是吃特定食物的一种特殊类型的猪，C选项说的是它的原料是一种特殊种类的猪，符合原文，因此，本题的正确选项为C项。
【听力原文】
M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.
W: Hi, yes. What kind of wine would you like?
M: I don’t know. Sorry, I don’t know much about wine.
W: That’s no problem at all. What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?
M: It’s for my boss. It’s his birthday. I know he likes wine, but I don’t know what type. I also do not want anything too expensive. Maybe mid-range. How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of a wine approximately?
W: Well, it varies greatly. 【5】 Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, but those are table wines. They are not very special and I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150. If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift. How does that sound?
M: Mmm, yeah. ，【6】 I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?
W: 【7】 I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites and can usually be paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity. 【8-1】 This one here is a Chianti which is perhaps Italy’s most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common such as this Zinfandel. The grapes are originally native to Croatia, but this winery is in eastern Italy. And it has a more spicy and peppery flavor. So, to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and Zinfandel more exciting. Both are
similarly priced at just under $40.
M: 【8-2】 I’ll go with Chianti then, thanks. 【杀掉拦路虎】
1. decent [?di:s?nt]
adj. 正派的;得体的;（服装等）相称的，合宜的;相当好的
2. vicinity [vi?siniti]
n. 附近，邻近;附近地区;大约的程度或者数量;〈罕〉近亲
3. acidity [??s?d?ti:]
n. 酸性;<化>酸性;<医>胃酸过多;（言词等的）类刻
4. vary [?v??ri]
vi. 变化;不同，偏离;[生]变异;
vt. 使不同;使多样化;[音乐]变奏
5. winery [?wain?ri]
n. 葡萄酒酿造厂6. peppery [?pep?ri:]
adj. 胡椒味的;似胡椒的;急躁的;易怒的
7. variety [v??rai?ti]
n. 多样;种类;杂耍;变化，多样化
8. symbolize [?s?mb??la?z]
vt. 象征;用符号表现;
vi. 使用符号;采用象征;作为…的象征
9. longevity [l?n?d?eviti]
n. 长寿;寿命;长期供职
10. specialty [?spe??lti:]
n. 专业，专长;特点，特别事项;特性，特质;<律>盖印的契约;
adj. 特色的;专门的;独立的
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. What does the woman think of table wines?
5. A) They come in a great variety.
B) They do not make decent gifts.
C) They do not vary much in price.
D) They go well with Italian food.
【答案】B
table wines. They are not very special and I would not suggest them as a gift. 可知：我们最便宜的酒一瓶六美元，但这些都是佐餐酒，没有什么特别的，我不建议你把它们当做礼物，B 选项：它们不能作为体面的礼物，因此，本题的正确选项为B项。
6. What is the price range of wine the man will consider?
6. A) $30 - $40. C) $50 - $60.
B) $40 - $50. D) Around $150.
【答案】A
【解析】
good. 可知：我想在接近30或者40美元的酒类都可以，浏览四个选项只有A选项正确，因此，本题的正确选项为A项。
7. Why does the woman recommend red wines?
7. A) They are a healthy choice for elderly people.
B)They are especially popular among Italians.
C)They symbolize good health and longevity.
D)They go well with different kinds of food.
【答案】D
【解析】本题为细节题，由【7】 I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites and can usually be paired with food more easily. 可知：在我看来，最保险的选择就是红酒，它们通常比白酒更受欢迎，也更容易和其他食物搭配，D选项：它们能和其他不同种类的食物相搭配，符合原文内容，因此，本题的正确选项为D项，B选项：它们在意大利特别流行，对话中并未提及，只是说它们比白酒更受欢迎。
8. What do we learn about the wine the man finally bought?
8. A) It in a wine imported from California.
B)It is less spicy than all other red wines.
C)It is far more expensive than he expected.
D) It is Italy's most famous type of red wine.
【答案】D
【解析】本题为细节题，由【8-1】 This one here is a Chianti which is perhaps Italy’s most famous type of red wine. 和【8-2】 I’ll go with Chianti then, thanks.可知：对话中的男士最终选择的是Chianti红酒，这是一种在意大利最有名的红酒种类，D选项说的是它是意大利最著名的红酒类型，符合文意，因此，本题的正确选项为D项，A选项：它是从加利福尼亚进口的酒，B选项：它的价格很昂贵，以至于超出了他的预期，C选项：它没有其他红酒辛辣，文中均为提及，故排除。
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
【听力原文】
【9】 Many people enjoy secret codes. The harder the code, the more some people will try to figure it out. In war time, codes are especially important. They help army send news about battles and the size of enemy forces. Neither side wants its codes broken by the other. 【11】 One very important code was never broken. It was used during World War Ⅱ by the Americans. It was a spoken code never written down. And it was developed and used by Navajo Indians. They were called “the Navajo code talkers”. The Navajos created the code in their own language. Navajo is hard to learn, and only a few people know it. So it was pretty certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers. In addition, the talkers used code words. They called a submarine an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand a potato. If they wanted to spell something, they used code words for letters of the Alphabet. For
instance, the letter A was ant or apple or ax.
The code talkers worked mostly in the islands in the Pacific. One or two would be assigned to a group of soldiers. They would send messages by field telephone to the code talker in the next group. And he would relay the information to his commander. 【10】 The code talkers played an important part in several battles. They helped troops coordinate their movements and attacks. After the war, the U.S. government honored them for what they had accomplished. Theirs was the most successful wartime code ever used.
【杀掉拦路虎】
1. submarine [?s?bm?ri:n]
n. 潜艇;海底生物;
adj. 水下的，海底的;
vt. 用潜艇攻击;
vi. 驾驶潜艇;划入底下
2. ax [?ks]
n. 斧头;
v. 削减;解雇
3. coordinate [k?u??:dineit]
vt. 使协调，使调和;整合;使（身体各部份）动作协调;（衣服、布料等）搭配;
vi. 协调;协同;成为同等;被归入同一类别adj. 同等的;[语法学]并列的;同等级的;带有同等性质的;
n. <数>坐标;（颜色协调的）配套服装;[复数]（颜色、织料、式样等配合协调的）女套服;同等重要的人（或物）
4. sensational [sen?se???n?l]
adj. 轰动的;耸人听闻的;极好的;绝妙的
5. Decoding [di?k?udi?]
n. 译码，解码;
v. 译（码），解（码）( decode的现在分词);分析及译解电子信号
6. promptly [pr?mptl?]
adv. 敏捷地;迅速地;立即地;毫不迟疑
7. military [?milit?ri]
adj. 军事的;军用的;讨厌的;好战的;
n. 军人;军队;武装力量
9.What does the speaker say many people enjoy doing?
9. A) Learning others' secrets. C) Decoding secret messages.
B)Searching for information. D) Spreading sensational news.
【答案】C
【解析】本题为细节题，由【9】 Many people enjoy secret codes. The harder the code, the more some people will try to figure it out. 可知：很多人都喜欢密码，密码越难，就有更多的人想破解出来，C选项：破解秘密信息，符合问题的要求，因此，本题的正确选项为C项,A 选项:了解其他人的秘密，B选项:寻找信息，D选项:传播冲动性信息，中均未提及,故排除。
10.What do we learn about the Navajo code talkers?
10. A) They helped the U. S. army in World War Two.
B)They could write down spoken codes promptly.
C)They were assigned to decode enemy messages.
D)They were good at breaking enemy secret codes.
【答案】A
【解析】本题为概述题，由【10】 The code talkers played an important part in several battles. They helped troops coordinate their movements and attacks. After the war, the U.S. government honored them for what they had accomplished.可知：在几次战争中，密码员扮演了一个很重要的角色，他们帮助军队协调他们的运动和攻击，战争结束后，美国政府，对他们完成的任务进行了表彰；文中提到，这次战争是第二次世界大战，A选项：他们在世界第二次大战中帮助了美国军队，对原文的概述，符问题的要求，因此，本题的正确选项为A项。
11.What is the speaker mainly talking about?
11. A) Important battles fought in the Pacific War.
B)Decoding of secret messages in war times.
C)A military code that was never broken.
D)Navajo Indians' contribution to code breaking.
【答案】C
【解析】本题为主旨题，
during World War Ⅱ by the Americans. It was a spoken code never written down. 可知：这种重要的密码从来没有被打破过，它被美国人运用在第二次世界大战中，这种口头的密码从来没有被写下来过；C选项：军方密码从来没有被破解过，符合文章的要求，因此，本题的正确选项为C项，A选项：太平洋战争中重要的战斗，B选项：在战争中，破解秘密信息，D选项：印第安人对密码破解的贡献，都与文章的主要内容无关，故排除。
【听力原文】
If you are young and thinking about your career, you want to know where you can make a living. Well, 【12】 there’s going to be a technological replacement of a lot of knowledge-intensive jobs in the next twenty years. Particularly in the two largest sectors of the labor force with professional skills. One is teaching, and the other, healthcare. You have so many applications and software and platforms that are going to come in and provide information and service in these two fields, which means a lot of healthcare and education sectors would be radically changed and a lot of jobs will be lost. Now, where will the new jobs be found? 【13】Well, the one sector of the economy that can’t be easily duplicated by even smart technologies is the caring sector, the personal care sector. That is, you can’t really get a robot to do a great massage or physically therapy. Or you can’t get the kind of personal attention you need with regard to therapy or any other personal service. They could be very high and personal services. 【14】Therapists do charge a lot of money. I think there’s no limit to the amount of personal attention and personal care people would like if they could afford it. But the real question in the future is how can people afford these things if they don’t have money because they can’t get a job that pays enough.【15】
future when technology brings about destructive changes to what we used to consider high income work.
【杀掉拦路虎】
1. intensive [in?tensiv]
adj. 加强的，强烈的;[农]精耕细作的;[语]加强语意的;（农业方法）集约的;
n. 加强器;[语]强义词，强调成份
2. radically [?r?d?k?l?]
adv. 根本地;彻底地;完全地;激进地
3. duplicated [?dju:plikitid]
adj. 复制出的，复写书的;
v. [遗传学]重复，被复制，复制( duplicate的过去式和过去分词);复印;使成双
4. destructive [dis?tr?ktiv]
adj. 破坏性的;毁灭性的;有害的5. robotics [r?u?b?tiks]
n. 机器人技术
6. cater [?keit?]
vt.& vi. 提供饮食及服务;
vt. 满足需要，适合;投合，迎合;
n. （骰子，纸牌的）四点
7. disruption [d?s?r?p?n]
n. 分裂，瓦解;破裂，毁坏;中断
8. tremendous [tri?mend?s]
adj. 极大的，巨大的;可怕的，惊人的;极好的
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12. What does the speaker say will happen in the next twenty years?
12. A) All services will be personalized.
B)A lot of knowledge-intensive jobs will be replaced.
C)Technology will revolutionize all sectors of industry.
D)More information will be available.
【答案】B
【解析】本题为细节题，
lot of knowledge-intensive jobs in the next twenty years. 可知：在接下来的20年里，科学
技术类的工作将会替代知识密集型的工作，B选项：很多知识密集型的工作将被替代，是对上文红色划线部分的同义转述，因此，本题的正确选项为B项。
13. Where will young people have more chances to find jobs?
13. A) In the robotics industry. C) In the personal care sector.
B)In the information service. D) In high-end manufacturing.
【答案】C
【解析】本题为细节题，
duplicated by even smart technologies is the caring sector, the personal care sector.可知：即使是智能科技也不能轻易的替代经济行业中的一个行业，那就是护理行业，尤其是个人护理行业，C选项:个人护理行业，是对文中红色划线部分的同义转述，因此，本题的正确选项为C项。
14. What does the speaker say about therapists?
14. A) They charge high prices.
B)They need lots of training.
C)They cater to the needs of young people.
D)They focus on customers' specific needs.
【答案】A
【解析】本题为细节题，由【14】Therapists do charge a lot of money. 可知：理疗师收很高的费用，A选项:他们收费很高，是对文中红色划线部分的同义转述，因此，本题的正确选项为A项,,B选项:他们需要很多培训，C选项:他们迎合了年轻人的需求，D选项:他们关注顾客特定需求，文中均未提及，故排除。
15. What is the speaker’s book about?
15. A) The rising demand in education and healthcare in the next 20 years.
B)The disruption caused by technology in traditionally well-paid jobs.
C)The tremendous changes new technology will bring to people's lives.
D)The amazing amount of personal attention people would like to have.
【答案】B
【解析】
reorganize the economy for the future when technology brings about destructive changes to what we used to consider high income work.可知：这就是我为什么要写这本书,这本书描述了怎样认识当科技被我们曾经认为高收入的工作产生灾难性的改变时，经济对未来的影响，B选项：技术对传统高收入的工作破坏瓦解，是对原文的同义转述，因此，本题的正确选项为B项。
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
【听力原文】
American researchers have discovered the world’s oldest paved road, a 4,600-year-old highway. 【16】 It linked a stone pit in the Egyptian desert to waterways that carried blocks to monument sites along the Nile.
The eight-mile road is at least 500 years older than any previously discovered road. It is the only paved road discovered in ancient Egypt, said geologist Thomas Bown of the U.S. Geological Survey. He reported the discovery on Friday. “The road probably doesn’t rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement,”said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo. “Not only is the road earlier than we thought possible, we didn’t even think they built roads.”
【17】The researchers also made a discovery in the stone pit at the northern end of the road: the first evidence that the Egyptians used rock saws. “This is the oldest
example of saws being used for cutting stone,” said Bown’s colleague James Hoffmeier of Wheaton College in Illinois. “That’s two technologies we didn’t know they had,”Harrell said. “And we don’t know why they were both abandoned.” The road was discovered in the Faiyum Depression, about 45 miles southwest of Cairo. Short segments of the road had been observed by earlier explorers, Bown said, but they failed to realize its significance or follow up on their observations. Bown and his colleagues stumbled across it while they were doing geological mapping in the region.
【18】The road was clearly built to provide services for the newly discovered stone pit. Bown and Harrell have found the camp that housed workers at the stone pit. The road appears today to go nowhere, ending in the middle of the desert. When it was built, its terminal was a dock on the shore of Lake Moeris, which had an elevation of about 66 feet above sea level, the same as the dock.
Lake Moeris received its water from the annual floods of the Nile. At the time of the floods, the river and lake were at the same level and connected through a gap in the hills near the modern villages of el-Lahun and Hawara. Harrell and Bown believe that blocks were loaded onto barges during the dry season, then floated over to the Nile during the floods to be shipped off to the monument sites at Giza and Saqqara.
【杀掉拦路虎】
1. pave [peiv]
vt. 铺设;为…铺平道路;安排n. （用砖石）铺（地）;
adj. （宝石）密镶的2. pit [pit]
n. 井;煤矿;麻子;（赛车道旁的）修理加油站; vt. 使有麻子;使有凹陷;
vi. 凹陷;起凹点
3. feat [fi:t]
n. 功绩，伟业;技艺表演;卓绝的手艺，技术，本领;武艺;
adj. 合适的;灵巧的;漂亮的，整洁的
4. segment [?seɡm?nt]
n. 部分，段落;环节;[计算机]（字符等的）分段;[动物学]节片;
vt.&vi. 分割，划分;[生]使分裂
5. stumble [?st?mbl]
vi. 跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚;结巴;弄错，失足;偶然碰见;
n. 绊脚，失足;差错，失误;过失，失败6. dock [d?k]
n. 码头;被告席;草本植物;尾巴的骨肉部份; vt.& vi. （使）船停靠码头;剪短（尾巴等）;削减，缩减（工资等）;在…设置船坞;
vi. 入船坞
7. elevation [?el??ve???n]
n. 高处，高地，高度，海拔，（枪炮的）仰角，射角;升级，上进，向上;高尚;[建]正视图，立视图
8. barge [bɑ:d?]
n. 驳船;游艇;游览汽车;
vi. （鲁莽而笨拙地）闯入;蹒跚前进;
vt. 用驳船运，乘驳船去
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16. What do we learn from the lecture about the world’s oldest paved road in Egypt?
16. A) It was the longest road in ancient Egypt.
B)It was constructed some 500 years ago.
C)It lay 8 miles from the monument sites.
D)It linked a stone pit to some waterways.
【答案】B
【解析】
waterways that carried blocks to monument sites along the Nile.可知：它连接埃及沙漠中的采石场，通过水路沿着尼罗河，把石块运到纪念地，D选项：它连接采石场和一些水路，是对原文的同义转述，因此，本题的正确选项为D项，A选项：它在古埃及是最长的路，原文未提及，故排除，B选项：它建造于500多年前，原文说的是4600年前，因此B选项错误，C选项：它距纪念地八英里，与原文中说它长八英里不相符，故排除。
17. What did the researchers discover in the stone pit?
17. A) Saws used for cutting stone.
B) Traces left by early explorers.
C) An ancient geographical map.
D) Some stone tool segments.
【答案】A
【解析】
pit at the northern end of the road: the first evidence that the Egyptians used rock saws. “This is the oldest example of saws being used for cutting stone,”可知：调查人员在道路的最北部石坑里也进行了调查，最有力的证据就是埃及人能运用石斧，这是斧子被运用与切石块的最早事例。A选项：斧子被用于切割石块，符合原文，因此，本题的正确选项为A项。
18. For what purpose was the paved road built?
18. A) To transport stones to block floods.
B) To provide services for the stone pit.
C) To link the various monument sites.
D) To connect the villages along the Nile.
【答案】B
【解析】
newly discovered stone pit. 可知：这条路最早建立是为了为新发现的石坑，提供服务，B选项：为石坑提供服务。因此，本题的正确选项为B项。
【听力原文】
【19】 The thin, extremely sharp needles didn’t hurt at all going in. Dr.Gong pierced them into my left arm, around the elbow that had been bothering me. Other needles were slipped into my left wrist and, strangely, into my right arm, and then into both
my closed eyelids.
There wasn’t any discomfort, just a mild warming sensation. However, I did begin to wonder what had driven me here, to the office of Dr.James Gong, in New York’s Chinatown.
Then I remembered—the torturing pain in that left elbow.【20】 Several trips to a hospital and two expensive, uncomfortable medical tests had failed to produce even a diagnosis. “Maybe you lean on your left arm too much,” the doctor concluded, suggesting I see a bone doctor.
During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture. A Chinese-American friend recommended Dr.Gong. I took the subway to Gong’s second-floor office, marked with a hand-painted sign.
Dr.Gong speaks English, but not often. Most of my questions to him were greeted with a friendly laugh, but I managed to let him know where my arm hurt. He asked me to go into a room, had me lie down on a bed, and went to work. In the next room, I learned, a woman dancer was also getting a treatment. As I lay there a while, I drifted into a dream-like state and fantasized about what she looks like.
Acupuncturists today are as likely to be found on Park Avenue as on Mott Street. In all, there are an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the country. Nowadays, a lot of M.D.s have learned acupuncture techniques, so have a number of dentists. 【21】 Reason? Patient demand. Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works.
Acupuncturists may say that the body has more than 800 acupuncture points. A life force called Qi circulates through the body. Points on the skin are energetically
connected to specific organs, body structures and systems. Acupuncture points are stimulated to balance the circulation of Qi.
The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old, “nobody really knows what’s happening,”says Paul Zmiewski, a Ph.D. in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.
After five treatments, there has been dramatic improvement in my arm, and the pain is a fraction of what it was. The mainly silent Dr.Gong finally even offered a diagnosis for what troubled me. “Pinched nerve,”he said.
【杀掉拦路虎】
1. pierce [pi?s]
vt. 刺穿，戳穿;刺破;洞察;深深打动;
vi. 进入;透入
2. elbow [?elb?u]
n. 肘部;弯头，扶手;肘形管，弯管;
vt. 用肘推挤（另一人或另一些人）;用手肘推开;
vi. 用肘推搡着前进;在拐角处转弯
3. wrist [rist]
n. 腕，手腕;腕关节;（衣袖等的）腕部
4. eyelid [?a??l?d]
n. 眼睑;眼皮
5. sensation [sen?sei??n]
n. 感觉;感受;知觉6. torturing [?t?:t??r??]
v. 使痛苦( torture的现在分词);使苦恼;使焦急
7. diagnosis [?dai?ɡ?n?usis]
n. 诊断;诊断结论;判断;结论
8. acupuncture [??kj??p??kt??]
n. 针灸（疗法）;
vt. 用针灸术治疗，用针刺法麻醉，对…施行针灸治疗
9. drift [drift]
vi. 流动;随意移动;漂泊;浮现;
vt. 漂流;堆积成堆;
n. 漂移，偏移;趋势，动向;大意;放任自流